River Is Looking Great For The Start Of The 2015 Catch And Keep Season

[timsfly]

Water is in great shape, looks like its going to be a good opener this year, lots

of nice trout in the water, a lot of 15"-17" trout that are ready to go.

With all the nice sized trout, there are several hundred in the river that are over 3 lbs,

a few of these are over 10lbs, and there are a couple that are 14lb +, we caught all

these over the winter, and at the close of the C&R season these fish were all still

alive and doing well.

Start fishing at 6:30 a.m. on the 1st, lots of people will get their limits and leave, some

will fish several hrs and some might fish all day, the later in the day there will be fewer

people and the fishing for the bigger fish should be eaiser.

Probably eaiser to start with a spinning rod, and when the crowds thin out, pick up

the fly rod.

Roostertails, mepps, trout spinners of all kinds will work great all day, but better in the

morning. Black, skunk, brown, green, and metalic spinners work great most days. Marabou jigs, micro jigs, and little ozark jigs will all be effective most all day, if

the water stays clear like it is right now. Roaring River Specials, as always will catch trout

all day.

Plastic worms will be one of the best choices for trout, the trout haven't seen these all

winter and the seem to like em, so as always the trout worms will work great, the best

colors are the orange, orange/white, cheese, white, mint green and electric chicken.

If salmon eggs are your thing, then have at it they will work great all day, but most times

the trout will swallow them so only use them if your going to keep most of what you catch, if

your going to do any C&R your better off using jigs or even worms are better than eggs, but

for a quick limit, its hard to beat a plastic salmon egg.

Water is clear, so the use of 2 or 3 lb line will work best, first thing in the morning 4lb is a

good choice, the use of a clear line or a green line like Gama, or Maxima will usually work

best.

If your going to fish in zone 3, then the powerbait paste and the nuggets will work well, nightcrawlers

and minnows are good also, but you can use anything in zone 3 so fish what you want.

Should be a good Opener this year, have fun, and be safe.

Great C&R season this year.

[trythisonemv]

Thank you Tim I'll be down the second after it slows a bit and I hope to land a lunker on a dry! I will also finally stop in to your shop. What time do you open monday?

[timsfly]

Open usually on weekdays at 9, close at 5

[Amery]

Some will get their limit early, leave, come back and get their limit again, leave, and maybe come back for a third limit. I know it happens there every day.

[laker67]

Some will get their limit early, leave, come back and get their limit again, leave, and maybe come back for a third limit. I know it happens there every day.

Do u think that does not happen with your urban ponds?

[Amery]

The urban pond fish are going to die no matter what. It just seems silly for that to be going on.

[Amery]

And they are not "my" urban ponds.

[laker67]

Some will get their limit early, leave, come back and get their limit again, leave, and maybe come back for a third limit. I know it happens there every day.

Did you witness this or know someone who does. I wonder if they buy a new daily tag each time.

[laker67]

And they are not "my" urban ponds.

Buy a permit then you are paying for a pond.

[trythisonemv]

I've told people that the limit is four and that they can't keep fish out of the c&R sections before. I think these are probably the same folks that gig smallmouth and walleye and that they don't Care. It's going to happen the best thing we can do is report or or say something.